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Puppets: Dance and Drama of the Orient exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 103A

Scope and Contents

Slides of the temporary exhibition Puppets: Dance and Drama of the Orient, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1974. Images of Pacific dance masks and puppets, along with diplays in the exhibit. Includes shadow figures, scenes of Ramayana and Mahabarota, Thai performers, Malaysian figures and Chinese shadow puppets.

Dates

  • 1974-1975

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

circa 190 Photographic Slides

Language of Materials

English

Condition

condition reviewed 20110826 good

General Note

Slide numbers 103-1 to 103-100. One slide is not numbered.

General Note

Most slides contain captions.

Creator

Title
Puppets: Dance and Drama of the Orient exhibition photographic slides, 1974-1975
Author
Iris Lee
Date
2011-2012
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420